The Quilter's Catalog: A Comprehensive Resource Guide - Softcover

Cox, Meg

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0761138811 ISBN 13: 9780761138815

Publisher: Workman Publishing, 2007

Synopsis

This work is a complete resource for the huge and growing market of quiltaholics. Included is information on the right fabrics and supplies to buy, the best shops, Web sites, books, magazines, newsletters, quilt shows (the one in Texas attracts more than 50,000 annually) and festivals, guilds and clubs, and quilt camps. There's information on hanging quilts, storing quilts, sending quilts, and naming quilts. Top quilting teachers share invaluable tips for quilters of all levels. Quilting techniques explained. The hand-sewn versus sewing machine controversy. Plus 12 fully-illustrated, step-by-step patterns for quilts and quilted items provided by experts such as Kaffe Fassett, Ami Simms, Ricky Tims, and Eleanor Burns. A special section features photos of the finished projects in full colour. It is written in a rich, lively style by an avid quilter who's passionate on the subject.

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Review

Meg sent me a copy of her book the other day, "The Quilter's Catalog: A Comprehensive Resource Guide," and I'm here to tell you that it's absolutely, mind bogglingly, out of this world. The sheer volume of work that this former "Wall Street Journal" reporter put into this guide is astonishing and I defy any quilter (or non-quilter for that matter) to diss it.
Along with more than several step-by-step projects, Meg goes into depth on the issues and products we want to know about longarms, fabric dyeing, new vs. old techniques, up-to-the minute quilting tools, and interviews with the top quilting personalities known today (Well, not me but her book was written before we met. How's that for luck?). Honestly, if you have a quilt related question, it's answered in this book.
Listen to this. The book's retail price is an astonishing $17.95 ( www.amazon.com is selling it for $12.21!) making it the very best value of any current quilt related book on the market today. How could you possibly pass it up? Kids, this is huge and I assure you that "The Quilter's Catalog" will be my bedside and sewing room reading for years to come!
Mark Lipinski, "Quilter's Home Magazine""

Meg sent me a copy of her book the other day, The Quilter's Catalog: A Comprehensive Resource Guide, and I'm here to tell you that it's absolutely, mind bogglingly, out of this world. The sheer volume of work that this former Wall Street Journal reporter put into this guide is astonishing and I defy any quilter (or non-quilter for that matter) to diss it.
Along with more than several step-by-step projects, Meg goes into depth on the issues and products we want to know about - longarms, fabric dyeing, new vs. old techniques, up-to-the minute quilting tools, and interviews with the top quilting personalities known today (Well, not me but her book was written before we met. How's that for luck?). Honestly, if you have a quilt related question, it's answered in this book.
Listen to this. The book's retail price is an astonishing $17.95 ( www.amazon.com is selling it for $12.21!) making it the very best value of any current quilt related book on the market today. How could you possibly pass it up? Kids, this is huge and I assure you that The Quilter's Catalog will be my bedside and sewing room reading for years to come!
--Mark Lipinski, Quilter's Home Magazine

From the Back Cover

The Bee-All and End-All

The complete quilter's companion and essential resource jam-packed with information, supplies, expert interviews, techniques, community, and inspiration.

• All the tools of the trade: rotary cutters, sewing machines, longarms, and design software; fabulous fabrics and where to find them; and if you're just starting out, everyting that belongs in a quilting basket.
• The online world made manageable with a guide to the most useful blogs, web sites, e-mail lists, free patterns, and podcasts.
• National and regional shows, guilds, and the best retreats and quilt museums.
• Batting parties, tutorials on fabric dyeing, and a breezy history of the quilt boom.
• Profiles of twenty top teachers--including television's Ricky Tims and Alex Anderson, Esterita Austin and her award-winning landscape quilts, and Ruth B. McDowell, known for her bravura technique.
• This is a book to help every quilter deepen and grow--keep it as close as your stash of fat quarters.

Edition details

• Publisher: Workman Publishing
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0761138811
• ISBN 13: 9780761138815
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 400